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Introducing The 360 Kids Early Childhood Approach: Supporting Bright Futures for Your Child.

At 360 Kids, we understand the importance and positive impact of early intervention to support children with developmental delays and learning difficulties.  We are focused on supporting children on the journey to a bright future.

Our Early Childhood Approach is designed to provide specialised and individualised services including, assessments, reporting, therapy planning, equipment sourcing, and individual and group therapy options.  Our service focuses on building capacity in children and their families, plus therapy planning and delivery to children aged 0-9 years, their families and support networks.

360 Kids Early Childhood Services delivers support for kids up to 9 years old, but our services extend to children of all ages right through to the transition to adulthood.

Supporting bright futures, your child’s success is our priority at 360 Kids.

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Early Childhood Practitioners: Your Therapy Navigator

Our dedicated Early Childhood Practitioners (ECPs) form the heart of our approach. Working closely with your child and your family, they deliver personalised services and interventions to meet your child’s unique needs. As the first point of contact with 360 Kids, our professionals initiate the assessment process, understand your child and family’s goals, and determine the priorities for intervention.  

Our Early Childhood Practitioners help deliver therapeutic Interventions to meet those goals and work alongside a team of skilled allied health professionals.  

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Coordinated Care for Timely Progress

Our ECPs play a crucial role in coordinating comprehensive care for your child. They ensure timely access to services and continuously evaluate your child’s progress. Together with our multidisciplinary teams of occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists and behaviour support practitioners, they create a tailored therapy plan that aligns with your child’s goals and developmental journey.

If allied health and other supports are in place from other providers, our early childhood practitioner will work with those professionals to coordinate supports and therapy.  The ECP will also develop the therapy plan via individual or group therapy, to align with your goals. They will work with the allied health team to continually evaluate your child’s progress to ensure goals are being achieved.

A Diverse Team of Professionals

Each child under the age of 9 and their family is linked with an Early Childhood Practitioner, who acts as the keyworker. Our ECPs come from various backgrounds, including qualified teachers, early childhood educators, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, social workers, and physiotherapists.

The Early Childhood Practitioner will complete assessments and in collaboration with family members, coordinate the most appropriate transdisciplinary supports.  We can offer allied health services from occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech pathologists, and behaviour support clinicians. We work as a team to ensure there is progress toward the goals established in the therapy plan.

Benefits of Our Early Childhood Approach

The early commencement of services is the key advantage of our approach. We understand the frustration of waiting periods for allied health services, which causes delays in commencing early intervention.

Our Early Childhood Practitioners promptly initiate assessments, collaborating with our allied health team to develop the most appropriate therapy plan for your child’s needs.

Our 360 Kids Early Childhood approach supports children aged 0-9 but our services don’t end there.  We continue to provide support to children throughout their development to adulthood and beyond.  Children over the age of 9 will be offered ongoing therapy through our allied health teams working In adolescent and adult services.  

Accessible Early Childhood Services Nationwide

360 Kids is proud to offer services across Australia that cater to your child’s unique circumstances. We have therapists located in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Services are provided at your child’s home, school, care centre, or at one of our 360 Kids Clinics.

360 Kids clients may also be able to access specialist allied health consultations with our highly trained clinical specialists via telehealth or in person.

We are also focused on providing support in regional and remote areas that may have limited access to allied health professionals.  Our extensive experience in using telehealth to successfully deliver assessments and therapy enables us to broaden our reach to these areas.  In some locations, we are also able to offer regular outreach visits.  For more information on outreach options, please contact our customer service team.

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360 Kids Early Childhood Services

360 Kids is powered by National 360, a leading provider of multi-disciplinary health services across Australia with services including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, and behaviour support. 

National 360 is a registered NDIS provider and has many years of experience in providing allied health services in the community. We believe providing therapy in the child’s natural environment is the best approach to assist children and their families to achieve their goals.

360 Kids Early Childhood Practitioners

Our Early Childhood Practitioners (ECPs) are the caring and knowledgeable first point of contact with 360 Kids. They initiate the assessment process, engaging closely with your child and family. ECPs discuss your child and family’s goals, conduct assessments, coordinate services, and may deliver therapy using a transdisciplinary approach. All of our ECPs hold a degree qualification in childhood education, allied health or a related discipline. You may also hear them referred to as Keyworkers.

The Key Worker Approach is a benchmark model in delivering early childhood supports to children with disabilities or developmental delays. A keyworker plays a crucial role in coordinating and delivering services, acting as a central point of contact for your child and family. They provide support, guidance, and coordination of services to meet your child’s individual needs.  This model Is considered best practice In early childhood under NDIS.

Early Childhood Services

Occupational Therapy

Our team of Occupational Therapists work closely with children to develop their fine motor skills, sensory processing abilities, and self-regulation strategies.
Through therapeutic interventions and assistive technologies, we empower children to become more independent and confident in their abilities.

Speech Pathology

Our Speech Pathologists specialise in supporting children with speech and language difficulties.

We offer and offer assessments, interventions, and therapy sessions to improve speech clarity, language comprehension, expressive language skills, and social communication.

Physiotherapy

360 Kids Physiotherapists help participants through therapeutic exercises, mobility aids, and adaptive equipment. Our Team of Physios can help children develop their motor skills, increase independence in their daily activities, and participate in physical activities with confidence.

Behaviour Support

Behaviour Support practitioners are skilled at working with children with behaviours of concern that will benefit from a structured plan to manage these behaviours. Behaviour support is tailored to the needs of each child, with a focus on providing effective training and support to achieve positive behavioural outcomes. We will work closely with families and other stakeholders to achieve their child's goals.

This service includes both initial assessment and recommendation for Behaviour Support funding as well as the provision of Behaviour Support services.

Early Childhood Practitioners

Our Early Childhood Practitioners are the caring and knowledgeable first point of contact at 360 Kids. Our Early Childhood Practitioners specialise in child and family engagement, developmental milestone including facilitating key transitions that occur during childhood. Other areas of practice include behavioural strategies to support engagement in meaningful activity as well as helping families transfer therapy strategies into daily family routine. They initiate the assessment process, discuss your child and family's goals, conduct assessments, coordinate services, and may deliver therapy using a transdisciplinary approach.

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Early Childhood Practitioners provide timely access to Early Childhood Services at National 360.  They are the first point of contact with National 360 and will commence the assessment process with the child and their family.  They are a professional who works closely with the child and their family, coordinating and delivering individualised services and interventions. A transdisciplinary approach is used. Their role includes:

    • Assessment and Planning
    • Direct Intervention – they can provide therapy to children regardless of their background
    • Family Support and Guidance
    • Build capacity in families to support children with disabilities
    • Collaboration and Coordination – with other professionals
    • Evaluate progress toward goals
    • Advocacy for children and families.

The Key Worker Approach is a benchmark model in delivering early childhood supports to children with disabilities or developmental delays. A key worker plays a crucial role in coordinating and delivering services, acting as a central point of contact for your child and family. They provide support, guidance, and coordination of services to meet your child’s individual needs.  This model Is considered best practice In early childhood under NDIS.

The transdisciplinary approach emphasises collaboration among professionals from different disciplines to provide comprehensive care and services. Our team breaks down traditional professional boundaries, integrating expertise from multiple disciplines to address your child’s complex health and developmental needs effectively.

Our 360 Kids Early Childhood approach supports children aged 0-9 but our services don’t end there.  We continue to provide support to children throughout their development to adulthood and beyond.  Children over the age of 9 will be offered ongoing therapy through our allied health teams working In adolescent and adult services.  

Our comprehensive services include Early Childhood Practitioners, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, and Behaviour Support. We can also coordinate services with other providers as needed.

360 Kids services are available nationwide, and we offer flexible options for service delivery. We can provide services at your child’s care centre or school, in the comfort of your home, or at one of our 360 Kids clinics. Fill in our enquiry form below to find out more.

Ready to refer?

Getting started is easy! To access our early childhood supports, complete a referral or enquiry form. Our friendly customer service team will guide you through the process and assist with the necessary paperwork. Or please call our friendly customer service team on 1300 340 440.